स सम्राट् कस्य वा हेतो: पाण्डूनां मानवर्धन: । प्रायोपविष्टो गङ्गायामनादृत्याधिराट्श्रियम् ॥ १० ॥
sa samrat kasya va hetoh pandunam mana-vardhanah prayopavisto gangayam anadrtyadhirat-sriyam
- sah
- he
- samrat
- the Emperor
- kasya
- for what
- va
- or
- hetoh
- reason
- pandunam
- of the sons of Pandu
- mana-vardhanah
- one who enriches the family
- praya-upavistah
- sitting and fasting
- gangayam
- on the bank of the Ganges
- anadrtya
- neglecting
- adhirat
- acquired kingdom
- sriyam
- opulences.
He was a great emperor and possessed all the opulences of his acquired kingdom. He was so exalted that he was increasing the prestige of the Pandu dynasty. Why did he give up everything to sit down on the bank of the Ganges and fast until death?